Norfolk, US to Yantian, CN (USORF to CNYTN)
Current ocean freight between Norfolk and Yantian starts at $191 per 20' container and at $250 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 34 to 62 days under Skypace contracts with Yang Ming, Maersk and 4 other carriers.
The lowest ocean freight ($250 with Yang Ming) takes 45 days at sea, while the fastest option (34 days with Hapag-Lloyd) is faster — saving $182 costs 11 extra days at sea.
An alternative-port routing (Alt POD, Evergreen) is filed at $500 ocean freight — $250 above the lowest ocean freight rate for the route between Norfolk and Yantian.
Rates checked on Oct 11, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Ming | 45 days | $250 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $250 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming | 38 days | $250 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Maersk | 55 days | $251 | $15 | $24 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 58 days | $255 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 58 days | $267 | TBA | $5 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 50 days | $267 | TBA | $5 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 58 days | $267 | TBA | $5 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 43 days | $267 | TBA | $5 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 34 days | $432 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 38 days | $432 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 55 days | $432 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 38 days | $432 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 55 days | $432 | $8 | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 38 days | $440 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| ZIM | 40 days | $440 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 48 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen | 43 days | $600 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $500 | TBA | TBA | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL Alt POD | N/A | N/A | $517 | TBA | $5 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 62 days | $680 | $8 | $30 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 45 days | $680 | $8 | $30 | Select next steps | |||
| Yang Ming Alt POD | 39 days | $680 | $8 | $30 | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 46 days | $700 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps | |||
| Evergreen Alt POD | 38 days | $700 | TBA | TBA | Select next steps |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
Rates last fetched on
25 sailings available · Transit: 34–62 days · 7 carriers